I met John Restrepo Zapata back in October 2019 when he stated he could and would work on my tax filings and getting everything sorted out with both State and IRS. John Restrepo Zapata had insisted he needed "power of attorney" to handle a difficult tax situation with my taxes (although I had no receipts saved and so taxes would be upfront and easy for a "tax person"--he kept trying to get me to agree to bogus deductions that I did not have and he kept stating that is a problem... I told him that I cannot agree to fake deductions. John Restrepo Zapata continued to insinuate he completed my tax filings to date; however, John Restrepo Zapata only completed and filed 2019 State taxes for me. (I am now awaiting accurate feedback about IRS from new tax person to see if IRS taxes for past have been filed by John Restrepo Zapata or not, since he refused to contact me back or be present when I picked up my taxes.) He charged me $240 in full and when I asked what other amounts I would need to pay him, john Restrepo Zapata stated nothing further owed. However, john Restrepo Zapata began to complain that he was losing money because of still working on my taxes. I was strung along from October 2019 until February 2021 thinking that it was a long process as he wanted to see about decreasing amount I would possibly owe. But, how could he know what I owed without completing my several years of tax filings?? During this time, I asked John Restrepo Zapata if I should contact the State or IRS myself and he requested in text message to me to let only him handle my taxes with both government agencies: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD & IRS. I finally got a phone call from the state (CA) in March and found out that John Restrepo Zapata only filed 2019 tax years not previous tax years; although, he was given all past years for tax filing purposes for all previous years.
Hence, NOW I have had to hire a new tax person to complete my simple taxes for the past few years, because he was dishonest with me or not upfront with me.
This is not good business and he further did not keep my personal tax information confidential as discussing in front of other person in his office.
Additiinally, I asked to speak to him to find out exactly which years of Federal taxes he filed in order to try to understand what tax years were still needed to be completed and hoped he had a good reason for not following through; however, John Restrepo Zapata would not contact me back nor did he stay at his office when he knew I would be picking up my tax file from him. His office employee, Rafael had no idea where he was and even where to find my tax file. Rafael looked through a filing cabinet to find my tax file and have me sign a copy of the manilla envelope copy he made from xerox machine.
Bad business when he is unable to have a discussion with a client who happens to be a woman. I was told I asked too many questions and that I he needed more time in past.
I was not planning to write a review at all, except that the way in which I have been treated was really unprofessional and he did not answer my direct questions which were valid questuons to know where he left my tax filings.
I would not recommend him at all.
I have a paternal grandmother who was of Jewish decent and so this is not at all to do with either of our ethnicity, rather purely lack of completing my tax filings as agreed upon. read more